TWiV 1109: A protein flew out and a bat flu in
TWiV reviews avian H5N1 influenza virus in the US, measles at highest levels in England, positive selection underlies repeated knockout of ORF8 in SARS-CoV-2 evolution, and cross-species spill-over potential of the H9N2 bat influenza A virus.
Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier, and\xa0Alan Dove
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- The New City\xa0by Dickson Despommier (blog post)
- International Conference on\xa0Pandemic Preparedness
- Bird flu in\xa0humans\xa0(NY Times)
- H5N1\xa0genome sequences\xa0(USDA)
- Measles\xa0cases and outbreaks\xa0(CDC)
- Latest\xa0measles statistics\xa0(UK)
- Positive selection\xa0underlies ORF8 loss (Nat Comm)
- Spillover potential\xa0of bat H9N2 influenza virus (Nat Comm)
- Letters read\xa0on TWiV 1109
- Timestamps by\xa0Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson\xa0\u2013\xa0Journey to the Andromeda Galaxy,\xa0Highest jump in human history
Alan\xa0\u2013 What Does a Scientist Look Like?\xa0photo gallery\xa0by\xa0Nature, and\xa0public display\xa0in London
Vincent\xa0\u2013\xa0The Campus-Left Occupation That Broke Higher Education, I\u2019m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on my Campus are not Justice
David\xa0\u2013\xa0Blue Angels unbelievable footage
Intro music is by\xa0Ronald Jenkees
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